City of Moonee Valley

5,409 people or 5.0% of the population in the City of Moonee Valley in 2011, reported needing help in their day-to-day lives due to disability.

The City of Moonee Valley's disability statistics relate directly to need for assistance due to a severe or profound disability. The information may be used in the planning of local facilities, services such as day-care and occasional care and in the provision of information and support to carers. The City of Moonee Valley's disability statistics help in understanding the prevalence of people who need support in the community, and along with information on Unpaid Care to a person with a disability, how that support is provided.

Please note: A person's reported need for assistance is based on a subjective assessment and should therefore be treated with caution. See the specific data notes for further detail.

Derived from the Census questions:

'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, self care activities?', 'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, body movement activities?', 'Does the person ever need someone to help with, or be with them for, communication activities?', and 'What are the reasons for the need for assistance or supervision shown in questions 20, 21 and 22?' (as per above).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Change in need for assistance with core activities, 2006 to 2011

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the need for assistance of people in the City of Moonee Valley compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.

Overall, 5.0% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 4.5% for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in the City of Moonee Valley and Greater Melbourne were:

A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (33.6% compared to 28.9%)

A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (22.5% compared to 18.7%)

A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (50.7% compared to 48.4%)

A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (13.4% compared to 11.6%)

Emerging groups

The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance between 2006 and 2011 in the City of Moonee Valley were in the age groups:

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